Which to use
“auffahren” and “aufführen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,969
- “auffahren” frequency rank
- #19,133
- “aufführen” frequency rank
- 57102
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | auffahren | aufführen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | beim Fahren gegen die Rückseite des vorausfahrenden Fahrzeugs oder gegen ein Hindernis prallen; auf Grund laufen | sich (schlecht) verhalten |
Where the eye mixes auffahren and aufführen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. auffahren and aufführen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between auffahren and aufführen
A purely visual mix-up. auffahren ([ˈaʊ̯fˌfaːʁən]) and aufführen ([ˈaʊ̯fˌfyːʁən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “auffahren” becomes ü in “aufführen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57102, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
auffahren is recorded at frequency rank #37,969, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌfaːʁən]. aufführen is at rank #19,133, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌfyːʁən].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 57102, this pair ranks #914,371 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of auffahren vs aufführen
Shared letters: aefhnru. Private to "auffahren": -. Private to "aufführen": ü.
"auffahren" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "aufführen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- auffahren ← afufahren · aufafhren · aufahren · auffahern · auffahhren · auffahrenn · auffahrne · auffahrren
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "auffahren" and "aufführen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "auffahren" vs "aufführen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "auffahren" and "aufführen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "auffahren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aufführen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #914,371 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "auffahren" and "aufführen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auffahren vs Ausfahrten". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #914,371 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.